SanDisk Sansa View 32 GB Video MP3 Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: SanDisk
Category: CE
List Price: $350.00
Buy New: $199.99
You Save: $150.01 (43%)
New (35) from $199.99
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1414
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 2.4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 2 x 0.4
MPN: SDMX10R-032GK-A57
Model: SDMX10R-032GK-A57
UPC: 619659039066
EAN: 0619659039066
ASIN: B00126NSVE
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Features:
| • | Sleek, stylish 32 GB portable multimedia device | | • | Expandable MicroSD/SDHC card slot for additional storage | | • | Supports most audio/video formats, including MP3, protected and unprotected WMA, WAV, MPEG4, WMV, and H.264 | | • | Built-in FM radio comes with 20 digital presets; built-in microphone for voice or radio recording | | • | Vibrant 2.4-inch 320 x 240 color TFT screen |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Sansa View is a sleek yet simple MP3 player with video capabilities, perfect for consumers to enjoy their favorite movies and shows while on the go.
Amazon.com Product Description
Take your movies, TV shows, audio books, photos, and music anywhere you want with the SanDisk Sansa View 32 GB video MP3 player. This sleek, stylish media player is a breeze to use, and with its vibrant 2.4-inch 320x240 full-color TFT screen, you can sit back and take in videos, photos, and album art. Audio options abound, too--enjoy your favorite MP3s, audio books, or radio stations on the go.  Take your movies, TV shows, audio books, photos, and music anywhere you want. |  View videos, photos, and album art on the 2.4-inch screen. |  Lightweight and compact, the player measures a mere .35 inch thick. | Room for Your Media
The Sansa View comes with 32 GB of built-in memory. That's about 8,000 MP3 files or 48 two-hour movies. The device also boasts a MicroSD/SDHC card slot, which supports cards of 4 GB or higher, so you can swap in an endless amount of media. The Sansa will give you up to 35 hours of music (or 7 hours of video) on a single charge, and is conveniently charged via the same USB 2.0 connection you'll use to transfer files to the device from your PC. Use Windows Media Player to manage your files. The device supports MP3, MPEG4, WMA, WAV, and non-DRM AAC audio formats, as well as MPEG4, WMV, and H.264 video formats, so you can feed it all kinds of media.
Audio Books
For the book lovers out there--rather, audio book lovers--the Sansa View will come in quite handy. It's compatible with the 35,000-plus audio book titles available at Audible.com. (Additional fees apply.)
Voice/Radio Recording
For those who would rather hear their own voice, the Sansa View features a built-in microphone for voice recording. Use it to capture notes, meetings, lectures, or any other application you might need. It also will record from the built-in FM radio, which features a digital tuner with 20 user presets.
Image Viewing
Finally, the Sansa View will display JPEG photo files up to 16 megapixels. Take your favorite images with you anywhere to share with others.
What's in the Box
SanDisk Sansa View 32 GB Video MP3 Player, 30-pin to USB cable, quick start guide, promotional inserts
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Get an iPod touch November 25, 2008
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
Sorry to all the Apple-haters out there but for the same money you could get an 8GB iPod Touch. There are numerous sales this time of year that bring it down to $199. Yes, the storage is a quarter of the View but the fun factor is more than 4 times the View. When Apple says it's the "funnest iPod ever," they aren't kidding.
The video quality of the Touch is outstanding as is the music quality. The Touch's firmware is outstanding. I find myself using it daily for web surfing, entertainment and information of all sorts. The Apps that are available make the Touch extremely useful. There are many productive ones that are free with more being added all the time.
I can't say enough positive things about it. If you need more storage, spring for a larger model. You will not be disappointed.
The only thing I use my View for is out-of-the-house activites where there is a risk of loss or damage. Everything else is iPod!
Sansa View 32 GB November 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great product but it still freezes when you try to skip a song. This is "supposedly" a revamped Sansa View the original had lots of problems. They still have problems unfortunately.
 Horrible, Nasty Device- DO NOT BUY November 17, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have been struggling with my Sansa View 32GB device for over a month. The bottom line is that it DOES NOT do playlists. I have called both Sansa and Rhapsody support and they each blame each other.
At this momeent I can't do a single thing with this device. It deletes playlists, substitutes the wrong songs in the playlists - for example - somehow my wife's Barry Manilow songs are substituted in my Rock and Roll Concert playlist, and on an on.
Don't buy it. Don't buy it. don't buy it.
Great hardware, software needs work November 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is probably the cheapest bang for the buck at the moment. The device works, the battery life is excellent, the audio sounds good, the video looks good (as good as anything can on a small screen), the fm receiver is decent (and can be recorded directly to the unit), and the storage is impressive for the built-in medium.
The microSD expansion may allow the device to keep up with increasing storage demands, however, it appears that using the expansion slot may destroy battery life. Do not buy this expecting to immediately upgrade the storage with microSD, you will be disappointed with the results. The other notable "problem" is the USB connector: at the bottom of the unit is a custom connector that requires a brand-specific USB converter. You get one with the unit, but if you lose it you have to buy another one from Sansa. The alternative would be to have a standard USB port built into the unit, which is presently not done.
The user interface leaves a lot to be desired. There is no seek function to jump to a certain point in a song or video. Fast forward for movies and audio is stuck at a fixed rate, which feels sluggish especially considering the lack of seek function. The unit has a funny habit of locking up for various reasons.
It took me about two months to become comfortable with the interface and have a stable, enjoyable experience. I look forward to future firmware upgrades that may improve the software issues; in lieu of that, Rockbox may eventually get ported to the View. It is currently not there yet.
 Pretty much love it so far November 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first model I got was defective (volume issues), but I submitted it for return and Amazon delivered a new one two days later. The quality is excellent, and it was recognized right away by Windows XP. Sound quality is also very good. I didn't get this to watch videos, but it seems to have a fairly decent playback quality considering the small screen size.
My issue with just about every portable media player these days is the indexing system. My old Archos unit used a FAT32 folder system for organizing mp3s, which were often ripped without full info tags, so I have a ton of stuff to re-rip or manually update literally dozens of CDs. But as I said, I'd probably have had to do that for any new portable player, anyway.
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